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- Lawmakers End Regular Session with No Budget
Mississippi lawmakers ended their regular session late Wednesday without approving a nearly $5 billion state budget.
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- Smith Wins Ward 5, Harris Moves On
Meridian's Ward 5 councilman, John Harris, lost his bid for re-election, to the man he defeated in 2005.
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- No Budget Agreement in Jackson
Mississippi lawmakers are on track for a late night at the Capitol as a midnight deadline approaches for them to finish work on a $5 billion budget.
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- Barry, Bland Take Next Steps
Mayor-elect Cheri Barry said Wednesday she will soon start moving forward with city business. Her opponent, Percy Bland, said he wants to make sure all votes were counted.
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- Meridian Elections Close
Meridian's general election involved three close races, with one lead being razor-thin Tuesday night.
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- Barry, Bland Await Results
The two candidates for mayor of Meridian spent the last few hours of their campaigning time trying to get supporters to the polls.
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- Sotomayor Visits Sessions, Others
Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions is one of 10 senators that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is visiting on Capitol Hill.
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- Moore Making Second Bid for Governor
"Ten Commandments judge", former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice, Roy Moore, has announced he is running again for governor of Alabama.
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- Tuesday is Voting Day in Mississippi
Officials across Mississippi are preparing for Tuesday's general elections.
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- Candidates Prepare for Election Day
The night before Meridian's municipal elections, the two candidates for mayor are making a push to the finish line.
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- Feds Send Election Observers to Mississippi
The Justice Department is sending election observers to monitor municipal elections in Meridian and five other Mississippi cities.
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- Campaign Finances and the Mayor's Race
During a Tuesday night debate, one of the main disagreements between Cheri Barry and Percy Bland was their supporters.
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- Mayoral Debate to Air Again
The mayoral debate sponsored by WTOK-TV and The Meridian Star will be re-broadcast several times before the general election.
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- Sessions: "Filibuster on Nomination Unlikely"
Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions says he doesn't "sense" a filibuster in the works against President Barack Obama's Supreme Court pick.
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- Mayoral Debate Tonight on WTOK
Candidates for mayor of Meridian will debate tonight on WTOK.
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- President Makes High Court Pick
President Barack Obama has chosen New York jurist Sonia Sotomayor to succeed Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court.
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- Lawmakers Return to Jackson
With time running short, Mississippi lawmakers come back to the Capitol Tuesday after a two-week break.
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- Voter Identification Petition Drive
It's back to business for the Mississippi Legislature. While lawmakers prepare to return to work, efforts are gearing up to revive a voter ID initiative.
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- Meridian Mayoral Candidates Prepare For Debate
Meridian mayoral candidates Cheri Barry and Percy Bland are preparing for a debate on WTOK-TV Tuesday night.
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- Lawmakers Again Tackling Budget
Budget talks have resumed this week at the Mississippi Capitol. Lawmakers say they hope to agree on a proposal before the full legislature comes back May 26.
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- Barfield Announces Campaign
A candidate running for House of Representatives, Robert Barfield, Sr., officially announced his campaign Wednesday.
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- Carr Wins Newton Runoff
There will be a new mayor in the city of Newton, though it hasn't yet been decided who it will be.
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- Young Claims Victory in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia mayoral race is close, with a 41-vote difference between Democrats James Young and Rayburn Waddell. That total does not include 44 affidavit ballots.
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- Mississippi Voters Decide Mayoral Runoffs
Mississippi cities held runoffs Tuesday. In Philadelphia, former Neshoba County supervisor James Young led incumbent Mayor Rayburn Waddell in a tight Democratic Party runoff.
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- Runoffs Held in Three East Mississippi Communities
Runoffs were held Tuesday in Philadelphia, Newton, and Hickory.
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- Davis Schedules Gubernatorial Kickoff
U.S. Rep. Artur Davis has scheduled his campaign kickoff for governor June 6 in Birmingham's Linn Park.
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- Runoffs Held in Municipal Races
Runoffs are being held Tuesday for the office of mayor in Philadelphia and Newton, and for a board of alderman seat in Hickory.
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- Alabama Legislature Ends '09 Session
The Alabama House and Senate adjourned Friday afternoon.
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- Young Family Officially Endorses Wilbert Jones
The family of the late Charles Young, Sr., has officially endorsed a candidate to succeed their father in Mississippi's House District 82.
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- Cigarette Tax Hike Kicks In
Smokers across Mississippi are digging deeper into their wallets for every pack of cigarettes they buy, and some of them are plenty unhappy about it.
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- Siegelman, Scrushy Denied Full Court Hearing
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the requests of former Alabama governor, Don Siegelman, and former HealthSouth CEO, Richard Scrushy, for the full 12-judge court to review their case.
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- Mayoral Candidates on Campaign Trail
The two remaining candidates for mayor of Meridian, Republican Cheri Barry and Democrat Percy Bland were on the campaign trail together again Thursday, hitting on some common themes.
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- Budget Negotiations Stalled
Legislators working on a Mississippi spending plan for the coming fiscal year are at an impasse.
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- Hosemann Addresses Election Questions
With municipal elections set for June 2, Mississippi's top election official visited Meridian.
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- Top Two Face Voter Questions
The two candidates running for mayor of Meridian faced questions from a radio audience Wednesday.
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- New Chairman Named for Young's Committee
Rep. Kelvin Buck of Holly Springs has been named chairman of the Universities and Colleges Committee.
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- Federal Judge Refuses to Enforce Gag Order
A federal judge has refused to enforce a gag order against an attorney for late Jackson Mayor Frank Melton, who died just days before his civil rights trial was to begin.
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- FEMA Grants Mississippi Disaster Declaration
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has granted Gov. Haley Barbour's request for a disaster declaration in 10 of 30 counties hit in late March with severe storms and flooding.
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- Attorney for John Harris' Wife Speaks
The attorney for the estranged wife of Ward 5 Meridian city councilman John Harris has some things to say about him, on the heels of a news conference held by Harris Monday.
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- Melton Remembered for Dedication to Jackson
The late Jackson mayor, Frank Melton, was remembered during a memorial service Tuesday as a larger-than-life personality who dedicated his life to helping others.
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- Prosecutors Seek Longer Sentence for Siegelman
Federal prosecutors have recommended that former Alabama governor, Don Siegelman, be sentenced to 20 years in prison when he receives a new sentencing hearing in federal court in Montgomery.
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- Mississippi Working on Stimulus Money Plan
The governor's office is working on guidelines on how to distribute the $321 million in federal stimulus money set aside for education.
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- Leaders Say Cuts Coming
With the current state of Mississippi's economy, the question is not if cuts will be made within state departments and agencies, but how much?
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- Bland Gets Democrat Endorsements
Democratic nominee for mayor of Meridian, Percy Bland, has received endorsements from two candidates he defeated in last week's primary.
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- Harris Calls News Conference, Refuses Questions
A candidate for Mississippi House District 82, Meridian Ward 5 city councilman John Harris, called a news conference Monday, sort of. He didn't actually answer any questions from the media, however.
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- Final List of House District 82 Special Election Candidates
The deadline to qualify to run in the House District 82 special election was Saturday at noon.
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- Several Candidates Running in District 82
Candidates have until 12 noon Saturday to qualify to run for the House of Representatives District 82 seat in a June 9 special election.
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- Lawmakers Take Recess
Mississippi lawmakers have left the Capitol and will return May 26 to try to finish a budget for the new fiscal year.
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- Eminent Domain Bill Dies as Special Session Ends
Mississippi lawmakers Thursday flip-flopped between their regular session and a special session called by Gov. Haley Barbour.
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- Mississippi Lawmakers Hold Memorial for Young
Mississippi lawmakers remembered longtime state Rep. Charles Young as a gentle soul and a dedicated public servant.
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